Label-vending machine



H. A. ADAMS. LABEL vawnme MACHINE. I APPLICATION FILED JUNE9 .l9l1. 1,319,592, Patented July 22, 1919.

IN VENTOR W A TTOR/VE Y UNITED STATES PATENT or -HARR.Y ALEXANDER ADAMs, on NEW YORK, N. Y., ASSIGNOR TO SERVICEABLE INvENrIoNs CORPORATION, or NEW YORK, N. Y., A CORPORATION or NEW YORK.

LABEL-VENDING MACHINE.

Application filed June 9, 1917.

To all whom it may concern:

"Be it known that I, HARRY ALEXANDER :ADAMS, a citizen of the United States, and

resident of "the borough of Manhattan, city,

county, and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Label-Vending Machines, of which the fol-- lowing is a specification.

The label referred to in thisspecification isa strip of-paper or other fle'xiblematerial,

the reverse side of which is'gummed. The faces of such labels-are usually printed,and

:by the term label I will refer generally to during the delivery.

a A further object of the inventionisto pro-, vide means whereby supply of labels may be retainedinthe magazine ready for delivery, and an important object is the means .by which the labelsare retained ina fiat condition and are prevented fromcurling enroll-- 'ing as they will usually do when left exposed to the atmosphere.

The construction and operation'of mydevice will be set forth as the specification progrosses.

The following is what I consider a good means of'carrying out this invention and the accompanying drawings should be referred to for a complete understanding of the specification which follows:

In the drawings Figure 1 shows a side elevation of a complete device.

Fig. 2 a sectional view.

Fig. 3 a plan view of the case with the container removed. a

Fig. 4 a plan view of the completed device as shown in Fig. 1.

Similar reference numerals indicate like parts in all of the figures where they appear.

The portion of my device which I may term a cabinet or container consists of an oblong box member set on end, and having a supporting base 1, which may be of wood or metal or any otherdesirable material. The box member consists of four sides. The top Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 22, 1am.

Serial'No. 173,839.

is open except for the closing means that will later be described, and the bottom is closed by the base 1. 1 indicate at 2 the entire box member or container, or cabinet as it may be termed, and in the sides of this member 2 I- arrange finger recesses 3 and 4.

Arranged Within the cabinet or box mem: her 2, is a metallic member 5, oblong in shapeya'nd fittingat one end or the narrowostside ofthe cabinet 2. This metallic member is deep and is provided with recesses or grooves-enteringfrom the upper, the open endfand lnto whlch I arrange the pintles or 'axis 6, of a revoluble roller 7 This roller is thedampening means for the label, and therefore, within the member 5, and. impinging upon the under side of the roller 1 arrange feltor other suitable material 8, which has been thoroughly dampened, or I may pour water in upon the felt 8 when it is in positionpallowing the water to closely approach or even reach the roller 7 as shown inFig. 2. i

;The member 5 should be secured in the "cabinet 2, in any suitable manner, which will "allow'the roller 7 to project slightly upon the top, the normally openend of the cabinet 2. V i

A member which Tinay term a label magazine may be formed independently of the "cabinet'2, and'this member is also constructed as an oblong box; the lowerendofwhich is closedby means of abloclr9, having recesses into which I introduce metalliccylinders 10 f-and 11. Thetop 17 of the magazine is sec'ured'to the members 21 and 22 which form the narrower sides of the magazine and to the member 23 which closes the back of the ma azine. In each of these cylinders 10 and 11 arrange a spring 12, which bears against the lower end of the cylinder or block 9, and the upper end of which bears upon a second cylinder 13 or 14, which is movable in the cylinders 10 and 11. The springs 12 urge the cylinders 13 and 14 upward and out.- ward.

The cylinders 13 and 14 are connected together by means of a platform 15, to which these cylinders are secured, and upon the platform 15 I place my labels 16.

The springs 12 urge the platform 15 and labels 16 upward against the top 17 of the magazine, and a pointed screw or pin 18 passes into or through the first one or two labels for a purpose that shall appear later.

In Fig. 4 I show the top member 17 in plan view, and it will here be observed that I provide a finger recess 19 in this member, extending longitudinally of the member. Through this recess 19 the topmost label is exposed.

To remove the label from the magazine the finger is inserted through the recess 19 and drawn toward the roller 7 This will cause the topmost label to pass outward through the space 20, between the top 17 and the magazine and the adjacent side thereof. The label will pass over the roller 7 and revolving the roller the label will become moistened.

To add water tothe member 5 it is only necessary to lift out the roller 7.

To place labels in the magazine it is only necessary to remove the magazine by placing the fingers in the finger recesses 3 and 4, and by a slight pull remove the magazine as a complete unit, and then pressing down the platform 15, labels may be introduced between the platform 15 and the top 17. When the labels are in position the pressure on the springs 12 is released and the platform 15 retains the labels in the position shown.

It will be noted that the screw or pin 18, punctures the topmost labels and this insures the delivery of one label at a time, as it will require a sufficient pressure to draw the topmost label from the pin to insure that the first label will be separated from the second.

Modifications may be made within the scope of the appended claims without de parting from the principle or sacrificing the advantages of the invention.

Having carefully and fully described my invention what I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent is 1. A label vending machine comprising a moistening means and in combination therewith a magazine having a movable platform, a plurality of cylinders arranged in pairs telescoping into each other, and a spring within one cylinder of each pair and adapted to urge said cylinders away from each other to elevate said platform and retain said labels under spring tension.

2. A label vending machine comprising a cabinet, a nioistening device consisting of a reservoir and a roller contained therein, and a label retaining means comprising a magazine having a top member provided with a finger recess and a pin entering through said top member, a platform for supporting" the labels, a plurality of cylinders arranged in pairs and a spring in one cylinder of each pair for urging said platform toward the delivery point for said labels, all combined for joint operation as and for the purpose set forth.

3. A label vending machine comprising a from said roller said top being provided with a slot through which the labels in said magazine may be moved all combined for joint operation as herein set forth.

Signed at New York city, county and State of New York this 31 day of May, 1917.

HARRY ALEXANDER ADAMS. Witnesses:

G. E. S. MARK, ARTHUR PHELPS MARR.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents, Washington, I). C. 

